But there is a viable way to fix the system, and it starts with Proportional Representation (PR).
PR would:
Stop Farage and Reform UK (or anyone else, for that matter) from winning power on a tiny share of the vote.
Make every vote count equally, giving people a reason to believe in politics again.
Clear the way for real solutions to the issues that matter most – such as fixing the NHS, tackling the climate emergency, and ending the cost of living crisis.
Disillusionment is Nigel Farage’s fuel. Recent polling shows that no party leader in the UK has a net positive popularity. The vast majority of the country now say that Britain is worse than it was ten years ago.
When people feel let down by politics, they look for the parties who are speaking to that frustration. Who offer easy answers and simplistic, sweeping solutions.
Nigel Farage and Reform UK are feeding that disillusionment and trying to channel it for their own gain. If we don’t repair and strengthen our democratic systems, disillusionment – and their support – will only grow.
We can’t pretend it will sort itself out.
